Current Affairs 20th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which organization has launched the Planetarium Innovation Challenge?
A. MyGov India              
B. ISRO
C. NITI Aayog                  
D. Birla Planetarium
Answer [A] MyGov India
2. Recently, which country has applied to join the Asia-Pacific Free Trade grouping?
A. India               
B. Japan
C. China              
D. Singapore
Answer [C] China
3. Where was Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 launched?
A. Mormugao Port Trust          
B. Cochin Port Trust
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
D. Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal
Answer [B] Cochin Port Trust
4. Recently, RBI has given its nod to which bank to form a special committee of directors in order to oversee the operations?
A. Equitas Small Finance Bank       
B. IDFC First Bank
C. Yes Bank                                        
D. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Answer [D] Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
5. Which organization is working on technologies in order to develop reusable GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle?
A. SpaceX                        
B. ISRO
C. Virgin Galactic           
D. ROSCOSMOS
Answer [B] ISRO
6. Who was appointed (in Sept’ 21) as the Chairperson of the 15-member Expert Committee for reviewing the National Cadet  Corps (NCC)?
A. Baijayant Panda                
B. Ajay Bhatt
C. Ajay Kumar                        
D. Milind Kambe
Answer [A] Baijayant Panda
7. Name the Report that was discontinued by the World Bank (in Sept’ 21) after finding data irregularities.
A. World Development Report
B. World of Work Report
C. Global Financial Stability Report
D. Ease of Doing Business Report
Answer [D] Ease of Doing Business Report
8. Which Bank recently (in Sept’ 21) collaborated with IISc Bangalore to set up an Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Centre at IISc campus?
A. ICICI Bank                          
B. State Bank of India
C. Kotak Mahindra Bank     
D. Yes Bank
Answer [C] Kotak Mahindra Bank
9. Which organization recently (in Sept’ 21) launched the 1st of its kind ‘Loan Against Mutual Funds’ Scheme to offer instant  loans against Mutual Funds?
A. Bajaj Finserv                     
B. Tata Capital
C. India Infoline                     
D. HDB Financial Services
Answer [B] Tata Capital
10. Name the Bank that won (in Sept’ 21) 1st prize in ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for the 4th consecutive time.
A. Punjab National Bank            
B. Canara Bank
C. Union Bank of India                
D. Bank of Baroda
Answer [A] Punjab National Bank
11. Who won the ‘Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021’ for his/her 2nd book titled “Piranesi”?
A. Vinod Mehta               
B. Prem Prakash
C. O. V. Vijayan                
D. Susanna Clarke 
Answer [D] Susanna Clarke
12. In September 2021, _____ was named as the brand ambassador of ‘ASICS’ & Virat Kohli as the brand ambassador of ______.
A. Joshna Chinappa; TAGG            
B. Joshna Chinappa; Hyperice
C. Maria Sharapova; Nike             
D. Rohit Sharma; Konami
Answer [B] Joshna Chinappa; Hyperice
13. Which organization recently (in Sept’ 21) appointed Jim Lanzone, the CEO of Tinder, as its new Chief Executive Officer?
A. Oracle                  
B. Linkedin
C. Yahoo                  
D. MSN
Answer [C] Yahoo
14. What is the current (in Sept’ 21) position of the ‘Indian Women’s Hockey Team’ in the International Hockey Federation rankings?
A. 4th               
B. 5th
C. 6th               
D. 8th
Answer [D] 8th
15. Which bank was named as ‘World Best Bank 2021’ & ‘World’s Best Digital Bank 2021’ by Euromoney in its ‘Global Awards for Excellence 2021’?
A. DBS Bank             
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. ICICI Bank            
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [A] DBS Bank
16. In September 2021, who has joined RBI Innovation Hub as the CTO (Chief Technology Officer)?
A. Debadatta Chand             
B. Amit Saxena
C. Gautam Guha                   
D. Vijay Dube
Answer [B] Amit Saxena
17. Who took oath as the Governor of Nagaland in addition to his present responsibility in September 2021 in Kohima?
A. Satyadev Narayan Arya         
B. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
C. Jagdish Mukhi                         
D. Phagu Chauhan
Answer [C] Jagdish Mukhi
18. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released an amount of how many rupees (in crores) to 11 states for the Urban Local Bodies in September 2021?
A. 1021 crore              
B. 2427 crore
C. 3229 crore               
D. 4025 crore
Answer [B] 2427 crore
19. International Red Panda Day is observed on which Saturday in September?
A. 1st              
B. 2nd
C. 3rd             
D. 4th
Answer [C] 3rd
20. When is World Bamboo Day celebrated every year?
A. 15 September               
B. 16 September
C. 17 September                
D. 18 September
Answer [D] 18 September